The Dragon and the Sun Lotus

In the breathtaking sequel to No.1 Sunday Times bestseller The Scorpion and the Night Blossom, the world is on the brink of destruction…

The mó — beautiful, ravenous demons who drink the souls of mortals — roam free and they will not cease until all the realms fall to darkness. Àn’yīng must risk everything to stop them.

But a betrayal has turned the tides of this war: her handsome rival from the Immortality Trials and the man she was falling in love with, Yù’chén, is now the enemy. Yù’chén is half mó — his mother is the Demon Queen of the Kingdom of Night, and the monster responsible for killing Àn’yīng’s father.

Àn’yīng’s one hope is the boy in the jade — her lifelong guardian and heir to the last mortal Emperor — Hào’yáng. Together, they must join forces to rally an army that stretches across realms, from the Four Seas of the Dragons to the Phoenixes of the Golden Desert.

But first Àn’yīng must awaken the immortal power slumbering in her own veins…

PRAISE FOR THE THREE REALMS DUOLOGY

‘A beautiful tale of duty, danger, and desire’ Rachel Gillig, Sunday Times bestselling author of One Dark Window

‘A moonlit, romantic tale about the monstrosity of humans and the humanity of monsters’ Allison Saft, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Fragile Enchantment

‘Blends angsty romance and Chinese lore to create a captivating fantasy’ Danielle L. Jensen, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Fate Inked in Blood

‘Lush and imaginative, with characters who will steal your heart from the very first page’ Brigid Kemmerer, Sunday Times bestselling author of Warrior Princess Assassin

‘Your next must-read’ Adalyn Grace, New York Times bestselling author of Belladonna

About the author

Amélie Wen Zhao(赵雯)is the Sunday Times and internationally bestselling author of the Song of the Last Kingdom duology, the Blood Heir trilogy, and The Scorpion and the Night Blossom. She was born in Paris and grew up in Beijing, where she spent her days reenacting tales of legendary heroes, ancient kingdoms, and lost magic at her grandmother’s courtyard house. She attended college in the United States and now resides in New York City, working as a finance professional by day and fantasy author by night. In her spare time, she loves to travel with her family in China, where she’s determined to walk the rivers and lakes of old just like the practitioners in her novels do.